It's 103 degrees in Tulsa today

...and I have no Air Conditioning.
I wish I was made of ice cream.

An Obamanation

By now, an unfortunately large number of people have heard about the hiccup that happened at the factory this week. If you aren't one of them, here's a link: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/07/obama-craig-sca.html

Some in the "blogosphere" (I hate that word) are saying this is a ploy by the company to get press coverage, but believe me, it's not. I have no idea what type of button makes a good story and seeing a gaffe like this on MSNBC and major newspapers across the country isn't exactly in a standard business plan. So how should this be handled?
A public apology? Administrative action? Ignoring the issue?
No.
How about a simple press release?
Tthe following, an almost note-for-note copy of Craig's press release after "Stance Gate" was sent out to major news outlets who were starting to pick up on the story.

Tigereye Design responds to “Larry” mix-up.

GREENVILLE, OHIO, JULY 28, 2008 - First, let us apologize to the Larry LaRocco campaign for the dark cloud we have placed over their efforts. This entire episode is a distraction from the real issues that matter to Idaho voters, and for that we are sorry.

We did nothing wrong in the design of the Barack Obama button that mistakenly featured a photo of Larry Craig. When our designer sat down to make this button, he positioned his mouse pointer over a photo of Larry LaRocco. This particular designer uses a fairly wide pointer arrow, which may have been in contact with a photo of Larry Craig. A visual aid has been attached to this press release to illustrate our assertion that we are not at fault.

Let us be clear: We do not stand behind Larry Craig, and never have.

Our company has served thousands of Democratic campaigns nationwide and has accomplished a lot over the years for the Democratic Party. We hope that you will allow us to continue to do that. There are still goals we’d like to accomplish in this election, and we believe we can still be one of the nation’s most prolific button makers.

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High Brow

I've been utilizing the "Stumble Upon" button quite a bit recently and have found some rather amusing places scattered around the internets. Some recent favorites to share with you.

http://www.isbarackobamaamuslim.com/
provides a very eloquent response to the question burning in everyone's mind: Is Barack Obama a Muslim?

http://www.thingsyoungerthanmccain.com
a site that originally did nothing but list things that are/were younger than John McCain, it now mixes in more and more commentary and examples of just how detrimental McCain's outdated beliefs, methods, and even general knowledge could be to America. A few surprising examples of things younger than John McCain: Plutonium, duct tape, the LP record, minimum wage, zip codes, and both of Barack Obama's parents.

http://www.druckerbrothers.com/2008/07/you-conceived-him-at-hello.html

For some unfathomable reason, this story seems to have fallen through the cracks. The pictures are funny, but President Bush actually did this. Unreal.

http://www.dickipedia.org/dick.php?title=Uncle_Sam
a profile on Uncle Sam by the wiki of dicks. All of the dick profiles on the site are pretty hilarious, but this one deserves special recognition.

http://www.dz-nuts.com/catalog/
And speaking of dicks, here is a non-political piece of genius in marketing and product design. Note the design on the, ahem, packaging.

It begins

I've been in Tulsa for a few weeks now, so it's probably time to kick this thing off. I don't really have a plan for it as far as subject matter goes. I'm adjusting to life in a new city, so starting a little hobby like this is probably a good way to get my thoughts out. As of now, I don't know anyone outside the office and light acquaintances with the workers from the restaurant across the street, so conversation has been pretty sparse unless I catch someone on AIM, and even then, a lot of it is "tell me about Tulsa." That's a good thing to have, but I miss having random conversations about pop culture, politics, or Paul Leonard's ladybug shirt.
And so, I shall blog. The web is my oyster. It can be anything I want it to be; a diary, a mismatched collection of observations and links, or a pony.

To start things off, I give you a rather appropriate entry from the ever-hilarious McSweeney's lists page:

Pickup Lines to Use
While Moving.

BY ALISON ROSEN

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"Nice shoes. Wanna put them in that box over there?"

"Is that a mirror in your pocket? Because the movers are going to be here soon, so we should put it in bubble wrap."

"Your father must have been a thief, because I can't find the duct tape."

"The word of the day is 'tarp.' What do you say we go back to my place and spread the word?"

"Mind if I put my junk in your box?"

"If this bed's a-rockin' ... maybe it's not worth taking to the new place?"

http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/lists/27AlisonRosen.html